Temminck's Courser

Cursorius temminckii

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCharadriiformes (Shorebirds and Allies)
FamilyGlareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
GenusCursorius (Typical Coursers)
SpeciesCursorius temminckii (Temminck's Courser)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Lake Nakuru National Park

1 Verified sightings at Lake Nakuru National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,570 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Temminck's Courser

Temminck's courser (Cursorius temminckii) is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. It is a wader which lives in sub-Saharan Africa. It is noted for laying its dark ash-black eggs in the burnt bushes and grass of the African savannah.

There are three subspecies of Temminck's courser: C. t. temminckii, (Swainson, 1822): Senegal to Ethiopia, Kenya and northern Tanzania C. t. ruvanensis, (Madarász, 1915): southern Tanzania to Angola, Mozambique & northeast South Africa

C. t. aridus, (Clancey, 1989): northern Namibia to western Zimbabwe This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Dutch naturalist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Temminck's courser - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Glareola pratincola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rhinoptilus africanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Vanellus armatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Himantopus himantopus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Gelochelidon nilotica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Vanellus spinosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Actitis hypoleucos

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Recurvirostra avosetta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tringa nebularia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Vanellus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Calidris minuta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
2	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
3	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
4	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
9	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
10	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
11	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
16	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
20	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
24	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
26	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
27	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
28	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
29	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
31	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
33	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
34	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
35	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
36	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
37	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Temminck's Courser

About the Temminck's Courser

Recent sightings of Temminck's Courser in Lake Nakuru National Park

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Collared Pratincole

Double-banded Courser

Blacksmith Lapwing

Grey-hooded Gull

Black-winged Stilt

Gull-billed Tern

Spur-winged Lapwing

Common Sandpiper

Pied Avocet

Common Greenshank

Crowned Lapwing

Little Stint

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found